The Museum is located on a 14
acre
forested site inside a city park and was set up by logging engineers in
1964 to look and feel like a logging operation with an operating
railroad
connecting the working sites ("sides" or "shows") with the bunk houses
and bunk cars of the camp. As a National Registered Historic Place,
Camp
6 with its historic buildings, over 500 tons of "Fire Breathin' Steam
Spewin'
Iron Beasts" and railroad equipment is a place for all to visit.
Admission to the Museum's grounds
is free all year round. Indoor exhibits are open April through October,
Wednesday - Sunday from 10 AM until 4 PM
(Summer hours are extended).
The P.D.Q. & K. Railroad
operates
Logging Train Rides on Weekends, April through September, with
departures
starting at Noon.
The Camp 6 Santa Train operates
the first three weekends of December.
Camp 6 is located in the City of
Tacoma's Point Defiance Park
in wonderful Washington State.
Directions:
From Interstate 5 North
or South to City of Tacoma.
Exit onto State Route 16 West.
Travel west until you come
to the 6 Avenue Exit .
Take 6 Ave. exit and stay
in center lane of off ramp so you can go straight at light.
After you cross intersection,
move to the far right turn lane.
Now turn right at corner onto Pearl
St.
and go north to end of street (about 3.5 miles).
If you are coming from the
Olympic
Peninsula on State Route 16 East
across the Narrows Bridge, take
the second exit after crossing the bridge.
At end of exit ramp turn right
on to Pearl Street and go north.
Pearl St. ends at
entrance
to Point Defiance Park.
Enter Park and follow signs to
Five
Mile Drive. At first STOP sign go straight
through intersection then merge
into left lane. Stay to the left as you pass several
turnoffs and two more STOP signs.
The entrance to Camp 6 Logging Museum is on
right side of road just past that
last STOP sign.
WARNING: Watch out for
inverted
speed bumps in our parking lot! (Pot Holes)
See you soon!
Our OUTDOOR EXHIBITS are
accessible
as long as Point Defiance Park
is open, sun-up to sun-down
daily,
all year round.
Please note that severe winds
or
weather may close the park at any time.
Call Metro Parks at (253)
305-1000
weekdays 9 to 5 (Pacific Time) to check on park closings or for
information
on Point Defiance Park's other attractions.
SantaTrain 2009
Our 45th Year
December 5-6, 12-13
& 19-20, 2009
That's 6 Days this Year, miss
the crowds... come early.
Tickets sold from
9:45 am to 4 pm for that day's runs only.
Our Santa Train operates Saturdays and Sundays Only,
with departures about 30 minutes apart starting at
10 am and running through 4 pm.
The fare is $1.00* per rider aged 3 to 99.
Riders under 3 and over 99 ride Free.
Cash or Checks w/ Drivers License ID only. Sorry no Credit/Debit
Cards **.
Bring your cameras for pictures! (note: Cold weather kills batteries
fast so bring spares!)
Dress for the weather as we run the Train rain, snow or shine.
After your visit with Santa on the Train we invite you to warm up
around our pot-belly-stoves while enjoying cookies and hot cider or hot
chocolate. And most important... we do not take reservations... We
board riders first-come-first-on, so try to make your visit early as
afternoons may be crowded. Tickets are sold in "lettered" order with an
estamated departure time. We will run as many trains as needed to
accommodate tickets sold prior to 4 P.M. daily. Remember Santa tries
not to rush his time spent with his visitors.
Directions:
Enter Tacoma's Point Defiance Park from N. Pearl Street or N. Mildred
Street gates. Follow Santa Train signs inside park to reach us. If
weather (SNOW) closes 5 Mile Drive we will re-route traffic through our
Mildred Street service gate if Mildred Street is open to
traffic... Just follow signs, Thanks.
Fall & Winter
Hours:
Camp
6's Outdoor Exhibits are
accessible
as long as Point Defiance Park is open, sun-up to sun-down daily all
year
round.
Admission to The Camp 6 Logging
Museum is same as 1964's rate:
Free
Fall Hours:
The Indoor Exhibits and Buildings
are open
October 1 thru October 31, 2009
Wednesdays thru Fridays
10 AM until 4 PM
Saturdays, Sundays
10 AM until 4 PM
Closed
Mondays and Tuesdays
Winter
Hours:
The Indoor
Exhibits and Buildings will be CLOSED
November 1, 2009 until first Saturday in April
2010
Logging Train Rides 2010
The P.D.Q. & K.
Railroad Logging Train Rides
restart tthe first Saturday in April 2010 and run thru last
Sunday in
September 2010
Saturdays and Sundays & Memorial Day & Labor Day
Noon until 4:00 PM
with departures every 30 minutes.
(Hours extended starting Memorial Day Weekend until 6:00 PM)
Camp 6 will
be closed on 4th of July 2010
2010 Specials:
Mother's Day in May; Father's
Day in June; & Armed Forces Day in May...
Mom, Dad & GI's ride Free on
your day.
The Fine Print:
The Museum staff may delay
or cancel Train Operations for Safety Issues as required.
Additionally, as our operating equipment is in excess of 68 years
old, we will do our best to keep it in safe running order for you. No
promises are made or implied that the equipment will play along with
us. If a run is canceled your unused tickets are refundable.
* Camp 6 has attempted to keep our
fares as low as possible over the last 45 years.
Our fares reflect the additional expense needed to cover our
Operating & Insurance costs.
Remember, we have no paid staff, we are not government funded and
all, if any, net income goes back
into the Museum to keep it open.
Additionally, WA State Sales Tax of 9.9% is included in all
prices as required by WAC/RCW.
** Camp 6 at this time is unable to accept Credit Cards...
ATM machines are located along Pearl St. at many Gas Stations, Stores
& Banks
School Tours & Youth Group
Visits
We will try to accommodate your requests for visits during weekdays
with at least three (3) weeks notice from you of your expected visit
date.
Guided walking tours for the museum run about one hour and are free.
NOTE: If Logging Train Ride is included there is a $1.50 fare per
student/youth.
Teachers: If you are visiting Fort Nisqually while in Point Defiance
Park,
we will be glad to coordinate your visit with us to work with your
pre-booked
time at the fort. For additional information contact us by e-mail,
or call (253) 752-0047
LOGGING RETROSPECTIVE:
DON OLSON'S OIL PAINTINGS
Available
only from Camp
6
Don's experience working in the
logging industry from the 1930s through the 1950s enables him to
portray logging methods with historical accuracy. This, in turn, has
made his paintings valuable tools for educational groups touring the
museum.
Unique "ghost logger" paintings which contrast early logging
methods using steam donkeys, skid roads and misery whips with the chain
saws, cats and logging trucks of the 1950s and later are a hallmark of
many of Don's paintings. The Camp 6 Logging Museum is proud to present Logging
Retrospective: Don Olson's Oil Paintings featuring his rendition of a primary
display at the museum - the only Lidgerwood Pacific Tower Skidder still
in existence. Don Olson
(1921-2008) was our Director for many years and will be missed by all
that knew him.
This
book is an 8 1/2 X 11 softbound book of 64 pages including 26 full page
color prints.
Published by the Camp 6 Logging
Museum.
First Printing funded by The Betsy
Ross Foundation, Inc. (a Tennessee Corporation).
Second Printing funded by proceeds received from sell-out of First
Printing.
All proceeds benefit Camp 6
Logging Museum.
BOOK MAY BE PURCHASED BY MAIL FROM :
CAMP 6 LOGGING MUSEUM
P.O.BOX 340
TACOMA, WA
98401-0340
Mail Postal Money Order or Check for $36.00
(Price includes WA Sales Tax and $6.00 S/H)
E-Mailcamp6museum@harbornet.comfor
more Info.
We try to update our WEB PAGE
monthly
so please visit again soon.
If you have questions,
comments
or suggestions about this Web Page send them to us at camp6museum@harbornet.com
The Camp 6 Recorded Information Phone Number is
(253)
752-0047
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Tacoma
Chapter, National Railway
Historical Society and
Camp 6 Logging Museum
Do
you wonder who
preserves our railway history?
The “who” is the public and this means you and
me. People from all walks of life come together to preserve and present
railway history to the public year after year.
Without dedicated people like you, working to preserve railway history,
an important piece of American history could fade
away. Tacoma Chapter National Railway Historical Society can help
you on your way to preserving and enjoying railway history. Established
in 1965, Tacoma Chapter National Railway
Historical Society continues to preserve local railway history from
major transcontinental railroads to logging
operations and streetcars. Whether you are interested in railway
preservation, operating vintage railroad
equipment, photography, reading or writing books or newsletter articles,
talking about railway history, or other activities, we welcome you to
join Tacoma Chapter NRHS. Tacoma Chapter NRHS is
an IRS tax-exempt 501(c)(3), Washington non-profit corporation funded
by membership dues, donations, and grants. Chapter activities include
monthly meetings, excursions newsletter
production, and management of the Camp 6 Logging Museum at Point
Defiance Park in Tacoma, and more. Tacoma Chapter
also maintains an archival library containing many railroad-related
books, photos, and historical records for chapter
members to utilize for research.
Join Tacoma Chapter, National Railway Historical
Society today and begin a lifelong adventure in rail history. Regular
membership is only $44 per year. Additional
family members can join for $6 and can attend meetings & events,
but cannot vote, hold office, or receive
additional newsletters. Student membership is $24 (13 to 18), and youth
membership is only $13 (5 to 12). Click
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or by Snail Mail at: TC,NRHS P.O.Box
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Tacoma, WA 98401-0340
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in June 2011...
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Our mission is to preserve and present to the public a portion of Washington State's history from the 1880's through the 1940's as it pertains to the "Steam Era of Logging". With photographs, paintings, artifacts and equipment displays, Camp 6 takes the visitor back in time from when horse and ox teams hauled out the timber up through the last days that steam powered "Donkeys" and Railroads worked the woods. Visitors will see first hand what life in the logging camps and woods of Western Washington was like.
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